Tape sponging and shrinking machine



Oer. 16, 192s. 1,687,639

, J. sALTzMAN ET AL TAPE SPONGING AND SHRINKING MACHINE J. SALTZMAN ET AL TAPE SPONGING AND SHRINKIG MACHINE Filed April 16, 1927 I5 Sheets-Sheet 2 gigs.

-ot.16, 192s. 1,687,639

J. SALTZMAN ET AL TAPE SPONGING AND SHRINKING MACHINE Filed April 16, 927' 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Jj /MQMWKW @@5- loosened or sleckened torelieve thetentnessV and tension to permit complete shrinkage,

Patented OctB 16, 1928.

v e NIT ED* 1,637,63erV JOSEPH SALTZMAN AND. ijnrrz vHnmyngm LANGE, or CHICAGQILLINOIS; SAID'LANQ AssrGNoR To sAm snLTzMAN.

were sroNemG, AND; SHRINKIEG Mmmm,-

Application mea April 1s, 19,37.` smal 14,g957

This invention relzitesl to at lnovel ktape sponging and shrinking nieehine,edapted for ,Wet-ting tape, such as used infniaking gan ments sind in shrinking the seine before use,V so that the garments will retain their shape and fit', and Will not wrinkle end lose their forni due to shrinking of thertape With respoot to the cloth of the garment in use or should the` sinne get Wet in inclement Weather.

Ainongthe objeetsof the invention `are` to provide 2t sponging nikaelnne which may be inotor-driven lor hand-operated, is indented to1 receive the usnztl. tape spool end a` reel upon which the tape` is reeled or Wonnd es it is, unWonnd-froin the spool and peesed through Weiter in e tgink forming a pert ofther machine; .to provide e vvringer Vfor ren-gov-` ing. the surplus Wetter from the.. tapek betere 11e-Winding the sanieon the reel, whereby dgrying is faoilitated and rendered possible in 2L in uleh shorter lengtlio tirne than eonld;

otherwise loe secured hety Without iinpaiiring the proper shriiilring` of the` tape; to provide. :for the rewinding ofthe tape on the spool Where this is desired, as well as, the proper feeding,threadingend even, distribution of they tape either on the reel or on the spool Without the necessity of providing eomplicited and expensive extra devices for this` purpose, to provide for the expansion and,

contraction in the size of thereel, whereby the tape, when Wound thereon, may be water, or steam, lind fol; mounting the reels *mel dryer for eleotlvely and economically drying the tape, and` to provide ineens for mounting the :reels on which the Vtepefis Wound in the springing thereof and in shrink?` ing and. drying` the, saine, to permit free tnrning'of the reel and feeding vof the tape to the sewing machine inlsewing the tepe in` the iflgreel, SQ 'theyre-,winding yof t ,the SrOQlS Obveted.- i

Referring to the drawings, in detail :V-V Fleer@ Al, iS. e from elevation f rillvll w1 @De Spoeeel eind Shrirlein i' f 7 Fig; 2 is e` plan Viewpartly broken away and, `111 Section; 0,11 the 1in-e A2-2 ef, Figure lf Fig? ,3 iwlverticel Sectional View teken on t'lieseotion line otFigure 1.,

Ele, 4 iS 'fragmentary v@eleiig-ed detail slde elevationv ofv a bearing on the freine-fior the tepe spool shaft, l

l Ele-'"5 "is` an, enlarged axial ,0,1" centrel` seca tional elevation of thev tapel slrool shfft sli'ivvf` ine tthe Speel heldine ineens .and $15001 1110111111- @d thereon; the Sam@ beine partly brbkeli avqeiy, Y Y.

Eig.` 6 is a perspective View ,of e,collapsible:y

and extensible reel; ,forming Perf ,f theder Figur@ 7 en@ nip 1 o @is detail Swt-imeelview .Showing al det ejrnhle pulley nionntingpfgor the reel mail; d o

the dreiiings, tleftmie springer and shrinker ooinprise nn. open ton teni; v1,5 pref-o. erelply oi reetezi-iguler forni, adapted to reeeive the winter at 116l forsponging or Wet tingfthe ,tenef .-'lfhetanlclfhles. frange `17 pr ferzg'hly tooling-rising n ngle iron members embracing the corners thereof and -rntenrled hele tliefl'gotton'i of, thetank` to provide snp* po ftnigjrl 1S, -ivllierelgvy` the teni; is supported above the floor. A drainA 'valve 19de pro-y vided inthe bottom of "thetenk ,so` that the entire contents can be removed and a` new4 supply Aof' Water ponred )into the tank from the top. Monntedjon onesideof the tank is.

:t shelf oi" ldlzttfforin() held bybrackets 21, o end adapted: tolsnpport n motor 22preferably an electric niotor adapted to beonneet- @d .to e were@ of @mirent ,Surely by' Plugging in on `the lionne/Wiring or, otherwiseas, u snnl i. i "i` Meeste@ trenSreeSLv @nhe timks an i1P- Ye'ht frame ,or bearing' Serpent 23V` including vertleel bers 2% lheld in. Lipper and lowerv sookets 4or ,elainps secured; toopposite sides o the Vtuilgl. The upright frange extends yconsiderably above the tank and the upper ends of the vertical side bars are Connected by a cross bar "26 which braces the side bars in spacedparallel relation and forms therewith a substantially inverted Ushaped structure. For conveniencefthe upright frame 23 may be formed of pipe sections andthe crossbar 26 joined to the side bars 24 by the elbows 27.

Mounted on the side bars '24 near the topn of the frame are bearings 28 having the lowj er sleeve portions 29 fixed to the side barsand having concave bearings 30 projectinglaterally at onel sidel adapted to receive a tape spool shaft 31. The sleevesl 29 constitute the lower sections of the bearings and the upper sections are comprised by sleeves 32 having lateral plate extensions 33 which fit over the shaft 31 and the receiving portionsp'roper 30 and retain the shaft in. position while permitting removal of the shaft byturning thesl'eeves 32 to displace the bearing portions 33 from overthe'parts 30. The 'sleeves y32' .arey adaptedfto be held in position` byvfset screws 34; n j y The tape spool is indicated at 85, having thejtape wound thereon and may be of the' usual pasteboard type havingwooden'cores fitted in' the ends thereof, although it is obvious that the spool may be of metal,wood,

or other type commonly used for holding tape.A .lVhen ther spool is mounted on the shaft, it isfixed 'to rotate therewith when they shaft Iis driven, aswill be later described,

through the" instrumentality" of afholding means includinga set collar 88 fixed to the shaft'by a `set screw 39 :and a 4cone-shaped sleeve 40 which engages one end of the spool Land frietionally fits in one core 37 and is held by an expansible coil spring 41 mounted on the shaft between the collar 88 and the sleeve 40, soas to force the concor tapered end. of the latter into the coreA which fits loosely over the shaft. The position of the spool on the shaft may be regulated or centeredjandthe friction ldetermined by adjusting the tension of the spring 41 through the lrmedium ofthe adjustable collar 38. A similar cone ,sleevey 42 is also mounted'` on the shaft to similarly engage in the opposite core and is, held by set screw 43, except that this sleeve may have a pin 44 projecting inwardly from the cone end thereof to pierce or project into the ,ad-y jacent core 37 so as to fix the spool to the shaft-andy cause' it to, rotate therewith. One

or both ends of the shaft may be yprovided. with a pulley45 fixed theretooutwardly of the frame.

*Journaled in bearings y46 in the sides of the frame 23 is a shaft47 which is positioned considerably below the shaft 31 and the bearings 28 thereof, and on one end of the shaft 47 is alarge drivepulley 48 which may be optionally equipped with a handle 49 for turning the same` manually, or it may( be driven from the motor 22 by a beltor chain pulley 53. n

An endless belt 59 is adapted to be trained around the pulleys '57 vand 58 and the distance' Lew/,ese c 50 trained around ythe pulley 48 and a small pulley 51 on the rotor shaft 52 of the motor 22. c The pulley 51 is relatively small in comi parison tothe/drive pulley 48,`so that the latter and the shaft 47 will be driven relativelyy slowly. A pulley 53 is fixed to theopposite end lofthe shaft 47 outwardly of the K- frame 23 in alignment with the pulley 45.

These pulleys are preferably of the same size but notfnecessarily so.

rhe frame `23 immediately labove thev top of the. tank 15 is provided with bearings 54 corresponding to the bearings `28 and is adapted to rotatably receivean lextensible .and "collapsible tape reell v55 through the mediumof itsshaft 56 whichisjdetachably oriemovably' mounted in the bearings and has detachably fixed to one end thereof a pulley 57outwardly of thecframe and dis-y placed inwardly with respect to the pulley 53 f but disposedv in alignment witlra pulley 58 of still smaller ,dimensionswhich is fixed to the shaft 47 between the shafts 47 and 56 ispreferably slightly greater than the distance between the shafts 31 and 47 so that the belt 59 may be vadapted toffit aroundy the pulleys-45 and 53,' 'whereby the spool shaft 31 maybe driven for re-win'cling the tape on the spool should this `be desired, although ordinarily when the belt 59 is trained around the pulleys 57 and 58 the tape reel 55 will be rotated at a reduced 64`which arelradially adjustable on the other spokes orarlms 6l and held by set screws 65,V

thus rendering thisy reel Acollapsible lor extensible as desired, the purpose beingto loosen or slacken the tape 36' when wound on the reel after being sponged or wetted inpassing throughthe-water 1G, in order to permit the necessary shrinking in drying.4

'lVhen the 'belt 59 is arranged windingthe same upon a reel 55, the tape A86,

n immediately inwardly ofv the' as shown in Figures 1 and 3 Vfor sponging the tape'and is kextended around a guidev in the formof a roller 66 journaled in brackets 67 securedto n onewallof the tank :the inside near the top, the roller being spaced from the inner surface and 'thel tape' vextending around the roller ythrough said space after* extending testata ywardly inclined position beneath and around aroller 68 vjonrnaled transversely in the side Walls of the tank so as to pass the tape through the water '16.y rlhe tape then extends upwardly and forwardly through a wringer 69, from whence it extends over one of the cross bars or arms 62 of the reel; and is secured or anchored to the axis o-rvhub of the reel so as to be wound on the latter and; automatically threadedy or evenly distributed over the same as the device is operated to wind the tape on the reel by its guidance from the position of the tape as it unwinds'froui the spool The wringer 69 is for the purpose of'removing the sur-plus water from the tape, so'that the drying and shrinking thereofv will take less time and yet accomplishcomplete shrinkage. It comprises a roller` 70. journaled in bearing brackets 7l secured to the innerface of the tank at the'wall oppositerthat onE which the roller 6,6 is carried and in a position below the same. However, the roller 70 is morev wide-ly spaced from its carrying wall d-ue toj the greater extension ofthe` brackets il and cti-operating` with rthe* roller 7051s another roller 72 which is journaled4 in a l.lsha ped` frame or bearings 7 3 from which al pair of threaded stems 7 al extend through apertures in the adjacent side wall and'v frame of the tank and on the outer ends of wliicha, handle V75 is retained by suitable fastening means v such asnuts 736, Expansible coil springs 77 are mounted on the stems 7 4-, between4 the inner surface ofy thel tank and theframe orV bearing 73 so` as to normally hold the roller 72 pressed against the roller 70 underslight ,tension sufficient to remove the surplus water fromthe tapeas it passes between the rollers. The tension of the springs77 may be regulated by the nuts 76 and by pullingoutwartb ly on the handle. 75 the tape may he easily passed or threaded between. the rollers for connection to the reel in the successive operations of the machine in sponging the spools of tape and in winding the sameon the reels after passing the tapethrough the water for,

dampening'l or moistening. he tapeis subsequently dried and shrunk by removing the reel from its bearing with the tape wound thereon` after which another reel may be mounted in position on "the machine for taklng another` spoolof tape andi so on.

One form of dryer which is incorporated with and forms'a ypart of the 'machine is shown in FiguresQ and 3 which includes an,

oven or receptacle 8corresponding substantially to the tank 15,1'and whichmay herconnected Vthereto by braces 79. This oven or,l drier has a frame structure 8O extendedA totA produce legs 81 forA supporting thesamenhOVo c thei'loor andhassupportsSQ and 83 inoppositeend wallsto takeoneendofthe shaftv 561 0f the reel and the. pulley 57 mounted con,

the other endof the Shaft sof as` to accommo:

` datefandsupport the. reel in the Oven. in spaced type having a Control val-ve. 35.y is suspended by brackets-86 from the bottom ofthe oven, which bottom hasa reinforced apertured por-V tionf87` andA an apertureduburner plate v88;

mounted in spaced relation to said bottom as by brackets 8,9-, thus permitting the lieat'to enter the oven or dryer through openings 90 but preventing scorching. A cover91is provided on the receptacleor oven 78l and has ventilating slots y92 to permit the escape of moisture or vapor as thewater `is absorbed. A handle 93 is provided on the cover forcon-v venience in applying or removingt-he same. Strips or lugs 94C may beequipped on thebottom of the cover to properly position the latter. Of course, it; is to be understood asthe reels are removed from the machinefthat is, the winding or reelingfmechanism, they are placedI in "the oven orfdryer for the purpose.

of drying and shrinking the' tape, but the reel is collapsed `from its extended position; by sliding the cross arm 63 inwardlyxon the ras` dial arms 6l after loosening the set screws, so that the'tape will be slack or loose and. may have complete shrinkage in drying. Otherwise, the tape would befunder. tension on the reel andwould` bepractically stretched:

. and expansible feature which is more clearly shown i'ny Figure 6 of thedrawings.` i t In Figures 7, 8, and!)` of` the drawings, am`

other form` ofextensiblel and]` collapsible reel t is shown which. comprises a, shaft 95,'the ends 96 of which are adaptedto. bereceived in the4 los) bearings. 54, heretofore described.- One endy detachably carries a pulley 9,7 correspon ding to the pulley 57. Fixed totheshaft are disks 9815 constituting the: ends of the reel or spool, thesame being vfixed through themes dium of the sleeve portions 99- by set screws or the like 100, althoughpins or `keys or other. means for this purpose maybe employed.l

Each 'disk has a plurality ofi sleeves 101, preferably four in number'detachably mounted thereon and in longitudinal` alignment in. pairs at opposite ends. lhesesleevesl take pivotipins `1O2at the inner endsiofarmslOB which aregthus pivotally mounted. onthe disks.V Thearmsare preferably of angular formation `as shown, all being. bent. in the same direction. Fixed? to lthe shaft` at` one end is aspur gearlOt, and the 'adjacent arms have their inner ends extended, and provided; Vwith segmental` gears 105, the teeth ofwhich mesh withlthe spur ,gearflO/l. r Thearms 103.` are connectedy by cross arms 106,y preferably lee two in number and on which the tape is adapt-A ed to be reeled in'thesponging operation.

Rotation of the shaft, disks, and spur gear 1011 with respect to the arms or vice versathat is, swinging of the arms on their pivots,

willresult in simultaneously contracting the more `particularly in Figure 7. A lever 109" is pivoted at 110l to the adjacent disk near the axis and the pivot-ed endY is forked or bi furcated at 1 11 to receive a coi-l spring 112, one. arm of which engages the leverat 113 an'dtlie'othei"arm 1141 of which engages a' lug V115 on the disk soas tonormally rurgethe lever toward a stop lug 116 also provided on the disk. The lug 116servos to limit the eX-y pansion of the reel as'the arms are iii-ged outwardly under the action of a coil sprin'g117 mounted on one of the sleeves 101 and having one arm engaging the lug `115 as indicated at 118, while the other arin'engages the adjacent arm 103 indicated at 119. Of course,the fact that allthe arms are geared together causes them to work simultaneously when expanded or contracted by swinging on their pivots in the manner descriliedunder the tension of the spring 117. This movement is limited by the engagement of the pin or projection 108-with the stop lug 116` when the arms are Vswungoutwardly toexpand the Y reel andthe projection 108 is released from overa. shoulderor detent 120 on the lever y 109.l lVhen the. projection 108 is engaged with the detent 120 the reel is'held from eXf pandingor extending, the arms being thus prevented from swinging outwardly owing to the abutment of the projection 108 with the detentV as the lever 109 is heldoveriby the A spring 112. The lever 109 has a handle 121 entendiiigover the edge of the adjacent disk 98 by which it may be manipulated.

The tank 15 at the side provided with the wringer 69 also may be provided with a rel movable guard 148 curved upwardly and in` wardly slightly over the tank against whichl the water is thrown from the wet tape on the i reel as'the latterV is rotated to wind the tape thereon. This guard 'catches'the yspray -of water and prevents the same `from being thrown outwardly so that the water will drain Yback into the'tank.4 YThe guardv is detachably mounted on the top edge oflthe tank at the front side and for this Juroose has an aneu-v lai strip r1119 attached thereto at 150.y The offset yportion is spaced from thefsheet of Iniorcler to hold the metal forming the vguardso asto it overand clamp'on the top edge,r of the front of the tanja: f n I' y In Figuie`10 of the dra-wings, there is shown a detachable mounting for the pulleys 57 and 97in which there is secured to each shaft G3 or 95, a sleeve or annulus 151 as by a tapered pin 152 passing tl'irougli the reduced portion yof the sleeve and the shaft. The sleeve is spaced fron'ithe end of the shaft and hastwo' pins 153"secured thereto atdianietiically opposite points and'projecting from theface thereof to engage sockets 154 inthe pulley 57 or 97, sothatt-he pulley willA `rotate with the shaft.

' The end ofthe shaft does not extend entirelythrough the pulley but terminates in spaced relation to the face 155. The shaft has 'a threaded socket 156 to take a thumb screw 157 so as to secure the pulley in position. The spacing of the end of the shaft from the face 155 permits the screw to fric ionally clamp against the pulley at said face, whereby the pulley is firmly secured in position. This would notl be possible if the shaft did not terminate short of the face 155, which is the outer face of the pulley when secured in position, as the screw simply clamp against the end of the shaft andthe pulley would remain loose.` In either detachable mounting lofthe pulleys, thelattei' may be removed'froni the shaft ofthe reel so that only one pulley will be necessary for a number of reels,`and the bearing 88 may besub# stituted by a bearingsimilar to the bearing 82 to take the ends of the reel Shaft-Without thepulley thereon. f f

While we have shown and described our inn vention in a preferred1 form, we are aware Y that various modifica-tions and changesfmay be made therein without departing from the principles' of the invention, thescope of which may be determined by reference to the appended claims. f

W'e claim as our invention: .f 1. In a'tape sponging and shrinking macliine,a tank for containing'water, a frame on the tank for rotatably supporting a spool of tape above and over the tank, means for f supporting' a reel in a position over and partly extendinginto' .the tank, means for guiding the tape fromthe spool into the tank for passingthesame Vthrough the water therein and over the reel for winding thetape on the latter, and means for driving said parts.

2. In a tape sponging and .shrinking inachine. a tank, ai frame on the tank for ro-r tatably supporting a spool of tape, means for supporting a reel over and in positionto eX- tend partly into the tank, means for guiding the tape from they spool into the tank at one side, then 'to a point near thevbottom thereof for passingthe same through the water there,-

in, then atv the other side andunder the rreel for winding the tape on the latter,means for removing surplus waterfroin the'tape during loo the reeling thereof, and means for driving the reel to draw the tape from the spool.

8. In a tape sponging and shrinking machine, a tank, a frame on the tank for rotat ably supporting a spool of tape, means for supporting a reel over and in position to extend partly into the tank, means for guiding the tape from the spool into the tank at one side, then to a point near the bottom thereof for passing the same through the Water therein, then at the other side and under the reel for Winding the tape on the latter, said guiding means at the otherside constituting means for removing the surplus Water from the tape afterthe same passes c through the Water and before it is Wound on the reel, means for rotating the reel, and means for feeding and distributing the tape uniformly over the reel. Y l

4. In a tape sponging and shrinking inachine, a tank, a frame on the tank for rotat ably supporting a spool of tape, means for supporting a reel in the tank, means for guiding the tape from the spool into the tank for passing the same through Water therein and under the reel for winding the tape on the latter, and means for driving the reel or spool, said means being motoroperated and including a reducing gear, said reel being collapsible.

5. In a tape sponging and shrinking machine, a tank, a frame on the tank for rotatably supporting a spool of tape, means for f supporting a reel over the tank, means for guiding the tape from the spool into the tank for passing the same through Water therein and under the reel for Winding the tape on the latter, means for driving the reel or spool,

ings on the side bars for receiving a shaft to support a spool of tape over the tank near the top of the frame, tension means onthe shaft and engaging the spool to regulate Athe un- Winding and Winding thereof, other bearings I on the side bars near the top of the tank for supporting a reel over the tank and in position to extend thereinto, means for driving said spoolshaft and reel simultaneously, and means for guiding the tape from the spool down into the tank .along one side, then down near the bottom of the tank to dip in the Water and then up along the other side to connect With the reel.

7 In a device of the class described, a tank having a frame, a spool-supporting shaft detachably mounted in bearings on the frame, another shaft journaled in the frame beneath the first shaft, a motor for driving the second y shaft, kbearings on the frame immediately above the tank, a reel having ashaft adapted to be detachably mounted in the last-named bearings and to extend into the tank, means for guiding the tape from the spool along one side of the tank and beneath the Water therein and then at the other side of the `tank for Winding the same on the reel, and means for operatively connecting the reel shaft and second shaft for rotating the reel.

`8. In a device of the class described, a tank having a'fram'e, a spool-supporting shaft detachably mounted in bearings on the frame,

another shaft ournaled in the frame beneath the first shaft, a motor for driving the second shaft, bearings on the frame immediately above the tank, a reel having a shaft adapted to'be detachably mounted in the last-named bearings and to extend into the tank, means forguiding the tape from the spool along one side of the tank and beneath the Water therein and then at the other side of the tank for winding the same on the reel, and means for operatively connecting the reel shaft and second shaft for rotating the reel, one of said guiding means constituting a wringer for re moving surplus Water from the tape prior to the Winding thereof on the reel.

JOSEPH SALTZMAN. FRITZ HERMAN LANGE.

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